Charlie grinned and nodded in satisfaction and said, “Hurry up, let’s start.”Then, he picked up the phone and aimed it at Cain and Marcus.The father and son stood side by side. Wiping away his tears, Marcus managed a smile and said, “Hi, everyone, I am Marcus Lloyd, the pathetic jerk.”Marcus also hurriedly said, “Hi, I’m Cain Lloyd, the father of the pathetic jerk.”Then, they said together, “We’re going to perform stand-up comedy today!”Marcus said, “I bet all of you must have seen these words carved on my forehead. Why, you may ask? Because I am always very arrogant and these words are to remind everyone that they are all pathetic jerks.”Cain continued, “They say, ‘like father, like son’, but in my case, it’s ‘like son, like father’. Since my son has the words ‘pathetic jerk’ carved on his forehead, I can’t let him indulge in the glory himself, so I’m joining the bandwagon and have these words ‘father of the pathetic jerk’ carved on my forehead too.”Marcus said, “Up till
Marcus quickly took over Cain’s remark and exclaimed, “So, if I go to the Webb family, will the old coot want me to be his sugar daddy?”Cain snapped his fingers. “Aha! You don’t say, I think it’s very likely!”Marcus quickly said, “But, Dad, it isn’t okay! If the old coot calls us both dads, what about our generational difference?”Cain thought for a moment and answered, “Yes, what you said is true. I’ll be his sugar grandpa then, is that alright?”Marcus grinned coyly. “Sounds good to me!”Cain said, “In fact, everyone in the Webb family has some sort of fetish. Kian Webb loves eating shit, the old coot loves collecting sugar daddies, even Donald Webb has a fetish too.”“Really?” Marcus asked, “What is it? Does he like eating that sort of thing too?”“No,” Cain answered, “I heard that he was a cuckold when he was young.”“Cuckold? What does it mean?”“It means he has an adulterous wife and he enjoys it! In fact, the more men his wife sleeps around with, the more aroused he i
At this moment, Cain paused for a while and looked around uneasily, then he huffed a breath and continued, “Honestly speaking, Donald’s wife is really beautiful. She was known to be the prettiest in the South Region!”Marcus hurriedly asked, “Do you mean the cuckolding wife whom Donald wanted to sleep with 10,000 men?”“Yes, it’s her!” Cain said with a look of fascination, “I even dreamed of sleeping with her once! Imagine Donald Webb’s wife cheating on him with me, how cool is that?!”Marcus frantically said, “Dad, I heard that she’s okay with all men, may I join you too?”Cain laughed and said, “Of course, son! Let’s go now, shall we? It isn’t even 9 pm yet. If we drive now, we can reach Sudbury by midnight and that’s about time for Donald’s wife to take care of us!”“Wow, awesome!” Marcus grinned excitedly. “Let’s go now!”At this moment, Charlie pressed the stop button and nodded with delight. “Not bad, I think both of you have some talent in stand up. Alright then, you can s
Cain and Marcus Lloyd disappeared from their sight. Albert suddenly found Master Wade’s punishment amusing. He got the two men panicking for the rest of their lives without getting his hands dirty. It was the best punishment for them.At this moment, the five bodyguards were still laying on the floor of the Diamond Room.Albert asked, “Master Wade, what do you want to do with these men? Do you want to kill them, or…”Charlie clicked his tongue and asked, “Hmm, think. Do you have any good ideas?”Albert glared at Johnny with utter resentment and hatred.Never did he imagine that the Webb family would actually kill him.Thanks to Master Wade, he managed to survive. Otherwise, he would have already died in Johnny’s hands!Therefore, Albert’s hatred towards the Webb family had reached its peak in an instant.He wished he could just chop Johnny up into a million pieces right now!He turned to Charlie and said, “Master Wade, leave these guys to me!”Charlie asked curiously, “What d
Four words for the first guy;Five words for the second;Six words for the third;Seven words for the fourth.Since he was the fifth one, did that mean he had to have eight words carved on his forehead?There wasn’t enough space on his forehead for that many words!!Johnny burst into tears and pleaded while wiping his tears and snots, “Master Wade, please forgive me. I’ll be loyal to you, I’ll be your dog, I’ll follow your every demand…”Charlie replied flatly, “You don’t have what it takes to be my dog yet, but if you continue to blabber so much nonsense, I’ll let Albert feed you to his dogs! I always walk the talk, dare me!”Johnny instantly shut his mouth.He was genuinely afraid of Charlie!He didn’t dare blurt a word after Charlie’s threat for fear that Charlie would really kill him!At this moment, Albert picked up the knife from the floor, walked to the first guy, and asked, “Master Wade, what do you want to carve first?”Charlie thought as he said, “It has to be sho
After Johnny kept quiet, Albert dragged the third guy who had volunteered and asked, “Master Wade, what about this one?”“Sean Webb is a butt bandit.”Albert nodded. He relaxed his hand and started carving the six words on the man’s face.Then, it was the fourth guy’s turn.“Master Wade, this time, it’s seven words.”“Hmm… ‘Donald Webb is pathetically weak in bed.’”Albert couldn’t help but chuckle and said, “Master Wade, why can’t we be more direct? Just say he is impotent or has erectile dysfunction.”Charlie waved his hand. “It’s very sensitive, we can’t speak of it so directly, the girls will blush when they see it.”Very quickly, Albert was done with his artwork.The last one left was Johnny.Johnny stared in fear at his brothers and their bloody faces.He was a very proud and arrogant man. His unfathomable strength and power made him think that he was the strongest guy in the world and it slowly became his facade.However, he dared not blurt a word at this moment, oth
But who would know whether they were telling the truth or lying?Albert was a little annoyed by now. He slapped Johnny in frustration and shouted, “Just shut up, will you?! If I hear another whimper, I’ll carve a William Shakespeare play on your whole body!”The slap was so hard, Johnny’s eyes were blank for a short moment. He didn’t dare to blurt another word now, so he cried while enduring the sharp blade dancing on his face.He could feel the sensation of the blade cutting through the skin on his forehead and touching the skin. The immerse pain made him almost faint and the blood was constantly dripping from his forehead that he couldn’t open his eyes.He regretted everything he did today. If he had known what kind of a miserable ending that he would suffer, he would not have agreed to kill Albert regardless of how much Donald gave him…Unfortunately, there was no such thing in the world as a rewind button…At this moment, Donald’s five bodyguards became the human-sized billbo
Jacob had been watching silently from the corner as his son-in-law turned things around and brought about a radical change, reversing the course of events. He was extremely shocked.He could not understand how Charlie could be so strong nor why he had such a strong aura around him.This Charlie was completely different from the Charlie that was always being yelled at and reprimanded by Elaine at home.At this time, Charlie stepped forward before he asked, “Dad, are you okay?”Jacob hurriedly shook his head as he said, “Yes, I’m fine. Fortunately, you came in time. Otherwise, I would have suffered a very terrible fate…”Charlie smiled slightly before he said, “Dad, I am truly thankful that you are fine. I have already taught those people a lesson. Are you satisfied now?”“Satisfied! I am very satisfied!” Jacob nodded repeatedly. After that, he asked with a worried expression on his face, “Charlie, don’t you think that you were being a little too cruel just now? Aren’t you afraid t
Hearing Jacob's tone, Charlie could tell that Jacob must have already learned about Matilda's plans to marry Yolden. So, Charlie said, "I'm just around the corner. I'll head over now, and we can meet at the gate." Choking up, Jacob replied, "Alright, I won't drive then. I'll wait for you at the gate. Hurry!" "Okay," Charlie agreed, but after hanging up, he deliberately waited for a few minutes. It was because Yolden had just left moments ago to pick up Matilda at Senior University. If Charlie had gone there right now, all four of them could have run into each other at the gate, which would make things even more awkward. Charlie wasn't worried about feeling awkward himself—he was more concerned about Jacob being further hurt. After intentionally waiting a bit, Charlie finally drove to the university. Just as Charlie drove toward Senior University, Matilda was waiting for Yolden by the roadside at the entrance of Senior University. At this moment, Jacob stumbled out of th
Charlie asked, "There are too many new domestic energy brands now. Do you think they still have a shot in vehicle manufacturing?" "Of course," Yolden affirmed. "There are indeed many new energy brands now, and many of them are struggling on the edge of survival. A lot of them have already disappeared, but the automotive market is so vast, and new energy vehicles only account for a small portion of it, which proves that the future of new energy still has great potential. Now, if the focus is only on competing with other new energy brands, the scale is indeed a bit small. The scope should be broadened to compete with traditional gasoline vehicle manufacturers. If you can cut Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai's global sales in half, that would truly be a giant." Yolden paused for a moment, almost as if remembering something, and then said, "Actually, you could consider researching this field. You don't lack money or resources, and with Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group as your logistics channe
When Jacob came to his senses, he was already in tears. The student presumed he was unwell and asked, "Mr. Wilson, do you want me to call your wife to pick you up?" Elaine's sarcastic face immediately popped up in his mind, and he trembled with fear. He quickly wiped away his tears and stammered, "D-don't bother... I... I just got something in my eyes..." The student obviously didn't believe him and asked worriedly, "Why don't you call your wife? Or I'll call a cab for you." "No, no." Jacob waved his hand and said, "I'll call my son-in-law to pick me up. He has just returned to Aurous Hill, so it shouldn't be a problem." After that, he quickly took out his phone and called Charlie. Just a few minutes ago, Charlie had left the cafe and was about to walk Yolden to his car. When he saw Yolden walking straight toward a domestic new energy vehicle, he asked curiously, "I don't think you were driving this model before, were you?" "I just bought it," Yolden replied with a smil
If Matilda still had feelings for Jacob, his nostalgic strategy would definitely have a strong impact. However, Matilda had already decided to move on, so Jacob's suggestion did not stir any emotions in her at all. With an apologetic smile, she said, "Sorry, Jacob, Yolden is downstairs waiting for me. We have something to discuss. How about another day? We can have dinner together, and I'll treat you." Jacob didn't expect the nostalgia strategy to fall flat. His original plan was to use nostalgia to get Matilda to go with him to eat near the school, then take the opportunity to revisit old places and subtly reignite their past memories. After all, revisiting old places was the best way to rekindle old feelings, no exceptions. It was like drinking the pasta water after cooking the pasta. However, he never imagined that Matilda's expression wouldn't change in the slightest. There was no shyness, no hesitation, no nervousness, and certainly no fluttering heart. She simply and
Matilda had been listening attentively before, but now, she was lowering her head, fiddling with her phone, and her expression even carried a hint of shyness and happiness, like that of a young girl. Jacob felt a pang of jealousy. While doing the presentation, he couldn't help but resentfully think to himself, "What has Matilda been chatting about with that Yolden guy? She's so happy..." At that moment, Matilda had just received a message from Yolden. In the message, Yolden informed her of the outcome of his conversation with Charlie and expressed his desire to have the wedding as soon as possible. Seeing how eager her beloved was to marry her, Matilda naturally felt very touched. At that moment, she had completely fallen into Yolden's love. For this man, who had a similar background, education, values, and even lifestyle to her own, she could find no fault with him. She felt that he was perfectly tailor-made for her by heaven itself, almost as if everything about him perfectly m
Charlie's worries were not unfounded. He had long known that Jacob had not completely given up on Matilda despite her relationship with Yolden. After returning from the cultural exchange in Korea, Jacob had been more dejected than ever before—something he hadn't even displayed when his family had gone bankrupt. If there was still a chance to salvage the relationship when one's beloved was merely dating someone else, their marriage was tantamount to a death sentence. Furthermore, considering the high intellectual backgrounds of Matilda and Yolden as well as their age and life experience, their decision to marry at this stage of life undoubtedly signaled their intention to build a long-term future together. This left Jacob with absolutely no chance at all. At this moment, Jacob was blissfully unaware of the devastating news and was busy conducting a calligraphy and painting workshop at Senior University. The so-called workshop was essentially a few slides showcasing classic
After that, Charlie asked with a bit of curiosity, "When did you and Matilda decide to get married?" Yolden smiled sheepishly and explained, "Remember when the city organized our cultural exchange trip to South Korea? I confessed to Matilda during that trip, and she accepted. After spending some time together, we both felt we were a great match. Considering our age, we didn't want to delay such an important decision any longer, so we decided to take the next step and build a family together." He continued, "Last month, we went to Lambonear for a few days. I bought a ring and proposed to her by the seaside, and she said yes. We also sought the opinion of our respective children—Autumn and Paul—and they were both very supportive. Both kids are exceptional and independent, so they urged us to have the wedding as soon as possible. I wanted to wait until you returned so I could check your schedule. For our wedding, we'd like to ask you to be our officiant." "What? Me as the officiant?
Charlie said without hesitation, "Sure. When is it convenient for you? Send me the address, and I'll go meet you." Charlie had always respected Yolden not only because he was a nice and talented man but also because he and his mother went way back and went to the same school. Yolden said hastily, "I've just come from Senior University. It's the weekend, and I don't have classes today. Why don't you send me the address and I'll meet you?" Charlie gave it some thought. It was a little past 3 p.m., so Yolden had likely already had lunch, and there were still a few hours until dinner. Inviting him to The Heaven Springs didn't seem ideal for a discussion. Considering that he had lived in the United States for many years and probably had a habit of having coffee in the afternoon, Charlie said, "How about this? There's a Starbucks not far south of the university. Let's meet there for a cup of coffee." "Perfect!" Yolden said with a smile. "I was just thinking you could give me an addre
On the way back to The Heaven Springs, Julien was in a much better mood than when he had arrived. Initially, he was filled with anxiety, unsure of what Charlie had planned. But now, everything had become clear. The troublesome matter of Salem and Edmund was no longer his concern. All he had to do was wait for the video from the ship to be released and then head back home. Charlie noticed his improved mood and smiled as he asked, "Julien, you've resolved the most critical matter right after landing in Aurous Hill. You must be feeling pretty happy, right?" Julien chuckled and said, "To be honest, before coming here, I was worried that I'd end up going back empty-handed and being secretly mocked by others. But now, it's different. Once your video is released, no one can blame me for not doing my job. If anything, they can only blame their family for missing their chance. After all, so much time has passed, and it's their fault Salem and Edmund were moved to the Middle East." As he